Aug. 30– When it opened in the 1980 s, Rainbow International Restoration focused on providing carpet dying services to homeowners. Through Rainbow International Restoration of Huntington, owners Sean and Carma Wood work to insure that home and business owners around the Tri-State have access to restoration services ranging from water, sewage and mold…
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Aug. 30– WILLOW– The sun was warming blackened spikes of spruce, but winter was already bearing down on Jim Sprengel as he stood in the new concrete footing of his future home. Sprengel is one of dozens of Willow residents working with ever-increasing urgency to rebuild homes incinerated in the mid-June Sockeye Fire before the cold and snow return.
Aug. 30– KINGSVILLE– One of the 17 county nursing home employees who will be laid off Monday told the Star Beacon she feels management decisions are responsible for the facility's recent loss of patients and consequent staffing shakeup. Amber Rivers, 30, has been a licensed practical nurse at the Ashtabula County Nursing and Rehabilitation Center since June…
Aug. 30– It's not Augusta's first conflict over emergency medical services, but the city might be nearing a turning point in the latest– its three-year disagreement with its provider of 10 years, Gold Cross EMS. Gold Cross says it can't function well without the subsidy, which is used to cover nonpaying customers when Medicaid, Medicare or private insurance…
Barbarian Bail Bonds, a top-rated Bail Bonds company serving Santa Ana, Fullerton, and Anaheim in Orange County, is proud to announce a new information-specific page focused on domestic violence and bail bonds. Often they look for a Bail Bonds service serving both the city such as Santa Ana, Anaheim, or Fullerton and with knowledge of the issues such as domestic…
Aug. 30– LAS CRUCES– It's been 10 years since Hurricane Katrina– but don't call it an anniversary, because it's nothing to celebrate. On Saturday, Chef Thierry Marceaux sat at a table in his restaurant, Le Rendez-vous Café, 2701 W Picacho Ave., remembering Aug. 29, 2005. Marceaux was the executive pastry chef at the legendary Fairmont Hotel– now the Roosevelt– on Canal…
Aug. 29– DANVILLE– Benefits of a new heavy rescue pumper for the Danville Fire Department include more storage space for equipment and being able to use extrication equipment faster. City council members will consider approving the purchase next week of a $665,285 Ferrara Cinder MVP Custom Pumper from Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. The authorized dealer is…
Aug. 27– PASSAGES Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program is presenting Welcome to Medicare workshops for those turning 65 this year or younger adults who will be entitled to Medicare due to a disability. As people get closer to Medicare eligibility, there are several things to consider, said HICAP authorities. The free workshop is designed for people…
Aug. 28– Florida Keys policyholders with the state's Citizens Property Insurance Corporation could see the highest rate hikes in the state in 2016.. The non-profit corporation seeks an average rate hike of 10.3 percent for the 20,172 policies written in Monroe County, according to information presented to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on…
Aug. 29– It's remarkable, and worth applauding, that Missouri Western State University was able to hold its annual health insurance cost increase to just 0.87 percent, or $17,400. The university this past week renewed its agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City. Cale Fessler, vice president for financial planning and administration, has had…
IN FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT'S FIRST TERM, Douglas MacArthur was chief of staffof the Army. Either that or that FDR considered him invaluable was the reason he didn't kick MacArthur out of the Army for good. Faced with problems of the Great Depression, FDR proposed cutting the Army's budget by 51 percent to pay for the New Deal.
Bill Walker on Friday issued a disaster declaration for Sitka, which was hit with a series of landslides earlier this month following unusually intense rainfall. Just reopening access to the Blue Lake and Green Lake dams cost $100,000, he said. The state disaster declaration will allow Sitka access to the Disaster Relief Fund managed by the Department of…
LIMRA reports that VUL represented just 8 percent of life sales in 2014, but sales are growing. According to Karen R. Terry, LIMRA's assistant managing director of insurance research, VULs had annualized premium sales growth of 24 percent in 2013 and 17 percent in 2014. The first quarter of 2015 also saw good results with 21 percent growth. Other advisors like…
Aug. 28– A former Pittsburgh police officer convicted of oppression, drugs, and attempted insurance fraud charges will receive two new trials, the Pennsylvania Superior Court ordered Friday. The appellate court ruled that Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Beth A. Lazzara was wrong to allow a jury to hear all 17 counts against Michael C. Johns, 47, at one trial.
Aug. 28– MALONE– Work continues to secure the neighboring building and improve the river-edge appearance following partial collapse of foundation stone at 395 West Main St.. Workers from Friend Construction in Malone have been meticulously removing the nine-story building a few yards at a time for the past six weeks, hired to do so after engineers declared 395…
Aug. 28– On Thursday, the Wyalusing Area Education Association became the second Bradford County teachers union to threaten a strike for the upcoming school year, joining the Troy Area Education Association in having authorized a work stoppage in their respective districts. “We believe in that time frame you should be able to come to an agreement on a contract,”…
A.M. Best has affirmed the issuer credit rating of“ a-” and the issue ratings of AXA Financial, Inc., as well as the financial strength rating of A+ and the ICR of“ aa-” of its lead operating subsidiary, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company. AXA Financial benefits from a diversified and productive distribution model, which includes a significant ownership of…
Consumer advocates say low-income drivers are routinely priced out of insurance coverage because they are judged not just by their driving records, but by their credit scores, occupation, education level or other factors. Some states are trying to stop this.
GEICO's Catastrophe Response Team, which includes auto damage adjusters, is on standby waiting to assist the local community and policyholders in the event that Hurricane Ignacio makes landfall in Hawaii. Tim Dayton, head of GEICO's operations in Hawaii, urges policyholders to take the necessary steps to protect their families and to follow the directions…
